Capital Region International in April 2026

74.3%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 171 domestic departures from Capital Region International (LAN). 74.3% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.0% reached their destination on time; 4.1% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so LAN departures were 4.8 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 188 departures with 81.4% leaving on time: a change of −7.1 points, with flights down 9%.

Flights arriving at LAN that month were on time 74.9% of the time (171 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 69%, extreme weather 16% and late-arriving aircraft 11%.

On time 76.0%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 19.9%
Cancelled 4.1%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from LAN in April 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

April 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Apr 2026	Apr 2025	LAN, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Apr 2026
Departed on time	74.3%	81.4%	75.7%	79.1%
Arrived on time	76.0%	80.3%	73.6%	78.9%
Cancelled	4.1%	1.1%	2.8%	0.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	32.9 min	13.4 min	28.4 min	14.5 min
Scheduled departures a day	6	6	5	19,931
Scheduled departures	171	188	1,904	597,919

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OO SkyWest Airlines	86	50%	79.1%	17.6 min	0.0%
MQ Envoy Air	59	35%	74.6%	14.4 min	10.2%
OH PSA Airlines	26	15%	69.2%	60.4 min	3.8%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
LAN–DTW	Lansing to Detroit	86	79.1%	17.6 min	0.0%
LAN–ORD	Lansing to Chicago	59	74.6%	14.4 min	10.2%
LAN–DCA	Lansing to Washington	26	69.2%	60.4 min	3.8%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), April 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Apr 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	69.1%	33.5%	3,632
Late-arriving aircraft	10.5%	40.4%	553
National Aviation System	4.5%	21.0%	239
Extreme weather	15.8%	5.0%	831
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

5,255 delay minutes on 34 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left LAN on time in April 2026?

74.3% of 171 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.1% and 78.9%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In April 2025, 81.4% of 188 departures left on time and 1.1% were cancelled, against 74.3% and 4.1% in April 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for LAN · methodology · corrections.